A security guard who claimed he was drugged and sexually assaulted by Sean “Diddy” Combs at one of the music mogul’s White Parties has spoken out for the first time about the alleged encounter. “Nothing could give me back the person I was before that evening,” the former security worker …
Read More »Kanye West Blows Off Donda Academy Lawsuit, Companies 'Default'
Kanye West blew off a key hearing in one of his Donda Academy lawsuits Wednesday, leading to the first defaults against the rapper’s companies in the wave of litigation over his failed private Christian school. Superior Court Judge Christopher K. Lui entered the defaults for Yeezy Christian Academy, Donda Services …
Read More »NBA YoungBoy Resolves Gun Cases, Sentenced to 23 Months in Prison
After reaching a complex global settlement with prosecutors in multiple jurisdictions, rap star NBA YoungBoy resolved his last remaining criminal cases Tuesday by pleading guilty to one count linked to his 2020 gun possession arrest in Louisiana and a separate count tied to a more recent gun charge filed in …
Read More »Danny Masterson's Lawyer Scolded by Judge for 'Tacitly Coercive' Juror Contact
The judge who presided over Danny Masterson’s 2023 rape trial and sentencing had a testy exchange with one of the actor’s lawyers in a California courtroom Tuesday, but stopped short of ordering a full-blown evidentiary hearing into claims Masterson’s appellate team acted improperly when it recently tracked down jurors at …
Read More »Jay-Z, Sean Combs Accused of Raping 13-Year-Old Girl in Amended Lawsuit
Jay-Z was accused in a civil lawsuit on Sunday of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 alongside Sean Combs. The lawsuit, first filed in October in the Southern District of New York, initially listed the Roc Nation mogul, whose real name is Shawn Carter, as an unidentified celebrity defendant. Carter …
Read More »Jay-Z Fights Back Against 13-Year-Old Rape Accuser's Lawsuit, Seeks Dismissal
Jay-Z is fighting back against the accusation that he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old with Sean “Diddy” Combs, filing new paperwork in the Jane Doe’s case that seeks to have the woman reveal her full name or dismiss the lawsuit entirely. The 55-year-old, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was unveiled …
Read More »Kiss Lawsuit Over Firing After Covid Concerns Poses 'Serious Risks,' Judge Says
A judge is urging Kiss rockers Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, music manager Doc McGhee, and Kiss’ touring company to consider settling a lawsuit brought by the famed band’s longtime wig stylist over alleged mistreatment on tour. The lawsuit, first filed in February 2023, alleges Kiss deprived plaintiff David Mathews …
Read More »Sean Combs Teen Accuser Reveals Name After Judge's Ruling
A woman who claimed that she was flown as a 17-year-old on a private plane to meet Sean “Diddy” Combs and was gang raped at his recording studio in 2003, must use her real name in her lawsuit against the mogul, a judge has ruled. Publicly coming forward, Anna Kane …
Read More »Lizzo Dismissed from Wardrobe Assistant's Harassment Lawsuit
Lizzo won a key ruling this week in her ongoing legal battle with a wardrobe stylist who claims she was subjected to a hostile work environment on the singer’s 2023 European tour. A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled plaintiff Asha Daniels has no standing to sue Lizzo as …
Read More »T.I. and Tiny's Trial Delayed, Contempt Hearing Set for Sabrina Peterson
A judge sided with T.I. and Tiny in a Los Angeles courtroom Thursday, ruling there was good cause to drag the couple’s defamation accuser into court for a contempt hearing. The judge also delayed by six months the jury trial in the underlying case that was set to begin Tuesday. …
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